Jollett, Mikel
Hollywood Park
- ISBN 13:
- 9781529356205
- author:
- Jollett, Mikel
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Sceptre
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.8 x 3 centimetres (0.3
- Genre:
- Biography, Personal Memoirs, Nonfiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A remarkable memoir of a tumultuous life, Hollywood Park is a story of fierce love and family loyalty told in a raw, poetic voice. Born into one of the country's most infamous cults, Mikel Jollett was subjected to a childhood filled with poverty, addiction, and emotional abuse. After spending years in what was essentially an orphanage, Mikel escaped the cult at six months old with his mother and older brother. However, life outside Synanon proved even harder and more erratic, marked by abject poverty, trauma, and the lure of drugs and alcohol. Despite these challenges, Jollett slowly builds a life that leads him to Stanford University and eventually finding his voice as a writer and musician. Through his raw and powerful prose, Jollett portrays a childhood filled with emotional abuse, delinquency, and longing for contact with his father, a former heroin addict and ex-con. This is a story of resilience and the power of love in the face of adversity.
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